The international human rights watchdog Amnesty International said dozens of Iranian prisoners are believed to have been killed by security forces after brutal force was used to put down protests over fears related to coronavirus spreading in the country’s jails.
Alireza Fethi Kuhi, an Iranian asylum seeker in Turkey who has been granted resident permit in the United States in 2016, was arrested on March 11 and is in danger of deportation to his hometown.
Some Iranian detainees tried to escape in at least three prions in two provinces, reportedly due to the lack of healthcare equipment amid Coronavirus outbreak.
It’s 5:00 o’clock in the morning at the Pazarkule border point between Turkey and Greece.
Eqbal Barazandeh and Somayeh Beidi two Iranian activist have been accused of “acting against national security” by Iranian judiciary, sources told Avatoday on Friday.
Iranian Intelligence Agency told an activist in prison that they will infect him with the new coronavirus unless he signs a written confession by authorities.
Amnesty International has criticized the Islamic Republic of Iran for torturing prisoners and detainees, discrimination against Iranian women and religious minorities, and executing minors.
Parisa Seifi, a Kurdish cultural activist has reportedly gone on a strike, protesting her charges’ luck of clarification, a family member told Avatoday.
A classified document received by Avatoday shows that during Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) Iranian regime had used the blood of prisoners sentenced to death for treating injured Iranian soldiers.
Mehran Alipour, an Iranian protester from the city of Esfahan died in hospital he was tortured for months by security forces inside prison, his family confirmed the death.
